Above: Louise band director Scott Reeves explains the shortness of notes in a musical piece during practice. Reeve started the year with less than a dozen high school kids, the band has sinc

Above: Louise band director Scott Reeves explains the shortness of notes in a musical piece during practice. Reeve started the year with less than a dozen high school kids, the band has since grown to 25 members. Below, Matthew Holder, left, and Caleb Wehmeyer, right, practice with Reeves.